Pam Bondi's downfall as Donald Trump's Attorney General was confirmed in Washington in early April, but a February body language analysis suggests the rift may have been visible weeks earlier, with one expert detecting 'desperation' as Bondi appeared to try to win back the president's favour.
Bondi's removal followed months of reported tension over the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and her reluctance to pursue prosecutions Trump allegedly wanted against political opponents. She had served as Attorney General for just a year when Trump announced on Truth Social that she would leave government for what he described as a new private sector role still to be disclosed.
